Patents Assigned to GT ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES INC.
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CENTERING A CRUCIBLE IN A FURNACE
    Publication number: 20120082531
    Abstract: A method and system for loading and centering a crucible in a furnace is disclosed. The method comprises, in part, the steps of centering a rail loader over a furnace bottom; placing the crucible on the rail loader; and moving the crucible over the crucible block in the center of the furnace bottom. A rail loader system that is capable of centering the crucible in the furnace is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: GT ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: David F. Broyer, Brett R. Schuster